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Renault 5 sales overtake Tesla Model Y in France - ArenaEV (m.arenaev.com)

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The Model Y is prettier and performs better, not to mention the charging infrastructure in place is a huge bonus. For Renault to overcome all of that, bloody well done.

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[–] madnificent 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have no beef in this, but I think the fastest charging car on the European continent is currently the Lotus Emeya. However, it can't reach its maximum charge speed on Tesla Superchargers due to voltage limitations there. I did not study this in depth but perhaps worth checking it out if you want to prove your point. I would enjoy reading what either of you discover regardless of the ourcome.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be honest, it's not really a hill I'm willing to die on. Tesla have the largest fast charge network in Europe. It averages an output of between 150-250 KW. The next fastest network maxes out at 150 KW. Yes, there's bound to be faster chargers available, but we're talking about tech for the masses.

Just because I can put my personal feelings about Musk aside to acknowledge the supercharger network doesn't mean I like or endorse him or his businesses. What I want is for his businesses to all be made obsolete. If I have a horse in the race, it's actually probably Lime Bikes, but in terms of cars, I'm hoping BYD, Kia and Hyundai can become mainstays. As for charger networks, I would like to see them move out of the hands of manufacturers and into the hands of the nations.

[–] Blue_Morpho 3 points 2 weeks ago

The entire argument doesn't make sense?

EU Tesla's use EU standard CCS connectors.